Printing system and image forming device for printing electronic document and printing method thereof

A printing method for printing an electronic document of a printing system that comprises an electronic document providing server, a host computer, and an image forming device, comprising the steps of:

• accessing at the host computer the electronic document providing server via a network and receiving an electronic document;
• setting at the host computer print options for the printing operation of the electronic document and generating printing data according to the set print options when an electronic document print function is selected;
• transferring the generated printing data to the image forming device;
• and
• printing at the image forming device the received printing data.

An image forming device for printing an electronic document, comprising:

• a key input section for transferring at least one request signal including a request signal to print an electronic document;
• a host interface for receiving printing data from a host computer;
• a controller for changing a print setup to set print options for a printing operation of the electronic document when the request signal to print the electronic document is received from the key input section;
• and
• a print section for printing the printing data according to the changed print options.

A printing method of an image forming device for printing an electronic document, comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request signal to print an electronic document;
• receiving printing data from a host computer;
• changing a print setup to set print options for the printing operation of the electronic document;
• and
• printing the received printing data according to the changed print options.

A computer-readable medium of instructions embodied on a computer-readable medium for printing an electronic document, comprising:

• a first set of instructions for receiving a request signal to print an electronic document;
• a second set of instructions for changing a print setup to set print options for the printing operation of the electronic document when printing data from a host computer is received;
• and
• a third set of instructions for printing the received printing data according to the changed print options.